Award win for project helping skilled refugees gain work in construction sector
AN initiative to help skilled refugees gain the certification required to work in the construction sector has won a prestigious award.
Run by Fife Council,...
Further STTA prizes at Edinburgh Napier University
THE Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) has continued its sponsorship of student prizes at the Centre for Timber Engineering within the Forest Products Research Institute...
SBCC conference details announced
SPEAKERS have been confirmed for this year’s Scottish Building Contract Committee’s (SBCC) conference, which will be held at the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, on Thursday...
Construction firms urged to see the benefits of going green
SCOTTISH construction firms have been urged to embrace the financial benefits of going green by the VIBES – Scottish Environment Business Awards.
The environmental awards...
Sustainability breakfast club to launch in two further cities following Edinburgh success
A breakfast club bringing together sustainability professionals from across Scotland’s built environment is launching in two new cities, following its success in Edinburgh.
Sustainabuild Scotland,...
Esh Construction picks up national prize
ESH Construction has received national recognition for its Building My Skills programme, which has helped provide young people with the skills to succeed in the construction...
Nine Barratt Developments Scotland site managers win national awards
NINE Barratt Developments Scotland site managers have won a national award for the quality of homes they are building.
Known as the ‘Oscars’ of the...
Hardies celebrate double accreditation accolade
Hardies Property and Construction Consultants claim to have become one of only two organisations within the Scottish consultancy and surveying industry to achieve Investors in...
Engineering consultancy wins prestigious business award in Edinburgh
STRUCTURAL and civil engineering consultancy Narro is celebrating after being named Mid-sized Business of the Year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce.
The award recognises...
Waste management specialist wins sixth Build Lanarkshire programme
JETTISON Waste Management has been crowned the winner of hub South West Scotland’s latest Build Lanarkshire programme.
This marks the sixth year of the development...
Partnership approach pays off for Findrassie
Pitgaveny and Moray Council have been honoured for a masterplan to create a new neighbourhood on the northern edge of Elgin.
The Findrassie Masterplan came...
Kingdom crowned Housing Provider of the Year at Glasgow ceremony
KINGDOM Housing Association is celebrating after being crowned Housing Provider of the Year at the CIH Scotland Housing Awards, held in Glasgow.
There were also...
Head of Highland building firm receives Industry Excellence Award
THOM Macleod, MD of Compass Building & Construction Services and Orbis Services Limited, was presented with an Industry Excellence Award at the Highland Construction and...
February conference aims to help drive diversity in Scotland’s built environment sector
BUILT Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has announced it will host the first ever DIveIN conference focused on developing equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)...
Firms hailed at thank you event after revamping Glasgow mental health charity’s premises
A group of contractors have been hailed at a thank you event after they came together under hub West Scotland's Helping Hands initiative to revamp a...
MP visits Barratt project to celebrate site manager’s award win
KIRSTY Blackman MP was recently welcomed by Barratt Developments to Westburn Gardens in Westburn Park in celebration of its site manager’s Pride in the...
Bellway manager scoops Health and Safety award for Stepps site
Bellway site manager, George Carty, has scooped an award for his work at The Marches development in Stepps.
George, from Cumbernauld, has been awarded his...
Edinburgh Futures Institute wins global award
THE Edinburgh Futures Institute has been honoured with the Special Prize for an Interior at the Prix Versailles' 2024 World Titles.
An internationally-recognised series of awards...
Finalists announced for Scottish Empty Homes Awards
THE finalists have been announced for the Auction House Scotland 11th Scottish Empty Home Awards.
The awards celebrate work carried out to bring back many...
Most considerate UK construction sites honoured
THE national winners of the most considerate construction sites in the UK and Ireland have been crowned following ceremonies in Edinburgh, London and Manchester.
The...
